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Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by smartmic »

Jerry2 wrote: post #57

I love Inkscape so much. I use it every other week to make presentations, slides or just simple graphics when I need it. I illustrated my thesis with it. Another piece of 2D vector software that I use and recommend is Graphite [1]. It too is open source. Graphite has nodes and can be procedural in nature. Have them both in your graphics toolbox. [1] https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite

Another gem in my graphics toolbox is edraw [1], an embedded vector drawing tool for Emacs. I use it to make quick sketches in Orgmode files, and it is highly recommended for any Emacs enthusiast.

[1] https://github.com/misohena/el-easydraw

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by weinzierl »

Jerry2 wrote: post #57

I love Inkscape so much. I use it every other week to make presentations, slides or just simple graphics when I need it. I illustrated my thesis with it. Another piece of 2D vector software that I use and recommend is Graphite [1]. It too is open source. Graphite has nodes and can be procedural in nature. Have them both in your graphics toolbox. [1] https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite

Inkscape has been a staple in my toolbox for decades. The only gripe I have is that it could have been a bit more stable at times.

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by teleforce »

Jerry2 wrote: post #57

I love Inkscape so much. I use it every other week to make presentations, slides or just simple graphics when I need it. I illustrated my thesis with it. Another piece of 2D vector software that I use and recommend is Graphite [1]. It too is open source. Graphite has nodes and can be procedural in nature. Have them both in your graphics toolbox. [1] https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite

Is there any open source hybrid vector and bitmap drawing tool?

I used to use Xara Extreme and it's very fast, intuitive and handy mainly due its hybrid features. It's also used to be open source but not anymore:

http://www.xaraxtreme.org/

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by p0w3n3d »

I did a lot of strange things in old Inkscape to achieve the same result as given by this new:

  Shape Builder

  You can now tackle quick edits on raster (pixel) images within Inkscape using the Shape Builder tool. Load an image and select sections that you want to isolate.

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by Timwi »

wraptile wrote: post #63
AlienRobot wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the little I know about SVG, I wish there was an open source alternative to Inkscape that didn't support standard SVG but used a proprietary format instead. Almost everything you need to create vector art, SVG doesn't support. Multiple outlines in a single shape? No. Varying thickness in an outline? No. Rounded corners on arbitrary vertices? No. Non-destructive boolean operations? No. I'm not even sure SVG suppo…

All of the things you mentioned can be done in SVG and I've done all of these things before. For multiple lines just duplicate your shapes and group or even join them. For varying thickness you can duplicate your shape and layer them. Rounded corners are supported on every vertice so I'm not sure where are you geting that.

I'm not the OP you're replying to but I think you missed some of their points.

1) multiple outlines: with your strategy, you can no longer edit the shape as a single shape afterwards.

2) varying thickness: it sounds like you're thinking of thickness varying abruptly from one line segment to another, but remaining constant throughout one segment. I would like a feature where the stroke width varies continuously from one vertex to another, that is, get smoothly thicker or thinner.

3) you can only have rounded corners on every vertex or no vertex of a shape. You can't choose individually for each vertex.

I think these are all features that SVG would benefit from adding.

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by jansan »

WillAdams wrote: post #44
wwweston wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They were called Fireworks and Freehand. Sadly, they didn't survive Adobe's acquisition of Macromedia.

Serif's Affinity Designer was consciously modeled on Freehand, and Quasado became GraviT which likewise was inspired by Freehand.

I am working on another SVG editor called Hyvector ( https://hyvector.com ). It is an SVG editor, but I am trying to hide the strange quirks of SVG from the user.

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by justinclift »

AlienRobot wrote: post #30
tetris11 wrote: post #8

The more I learn about the SVG spec, the more I understand the rationale of some of the UI decisions inkscape made, and the more impressed I am by how they implemented advanced techniques like shape union and intersection, clipping and masking.

From the little I know about SVG, I wish there was an open source alternative to Inkscape that didn't support standard SVG but used a proprietary format instead. Almost everything you need to create vector art, SVG doesn't support. Multiple outlines in a single shape? No. Varying thickness in an outline? No. Rounded corners on arbitrary vertices? No. Non-destructive boolean operations? No. I'm not even sure SVG suppo…

> From the little I know about SVG, I wish there was an open source alternative to Inkscape that didn't support standard SVG but used a proprietary format instead.

Maybe Flash will become popular again at some point, so a well heeled enthusiast (or group of) could buy the source for the Flash Authoring tool from Adobe then release it as OSS. :)

(not holding my breath though)

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by stuaxo »

teleforce wrote: post #73
Jerry2 wrote: post #57

I love Inkscape so much. I use it every other week to make presentations, slides or just simple graphics when I need it. I illustrated my thesis with it. Another piece of 2D vector software that I use and recommend is Graphite [1]. It too is open source. Graphite has nodes and can be procedural in nature. Have them both in your graphics toolbox. [1] https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite

Is there any open source hybrid vector and bitmap drawing tool? I used to use Xara Extreme and it's very fast, intuitive and handy mainly due its hybrid features. It's also used to be open source but not anymore: http://www.xaraxtreme.org/

Krita is the big one.

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by JayDustheadz »

stuaxo wrote: post #78
teleforce wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there any open source hybrid vector and bitmap drawing tool? I used to use Xara Extreme and it's very fast, intuitive and handy mainly due its hybrid features. It's also used to be open source but not anymore: http://www.xaraxtreme.org/

Krita is the big one.

Krita doesn't have good vector controls, sadly.

Re: Inkscape 1.4

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Post by prmoustache »

Gigachad wrote: post #62
sourcepluck wrote: post #51

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I'm very ignorant in these areas, but if you don't mind me asking - how would using a proprietary format solve issues for Inkscape, or an imagined alternative to Inkscape? Do all the others (AD, CD, AI) use some proprietary format that makes their life easier? Is there no better alternative to SVG on the open source side of things?

A proprietary format would allow doing anything, without having to worry about how other programs will support it. There’s a conflict between what is needed to simply display images, and what is needed for an ideal editable document. A web browser doesn’t need the complexity of non destructive Boolean operations, but an editor program does. It can all be exported to SVG at the end once it doesn’t need to be edited an…

You don't have to have a proprietary format to do that.

You are doing the mistake of associating open format with standard format, which really are orthogonal concepts. Open format means the format specification is published under an open license. A standard format is one whose specification is maintained by a standards organization/body/consortium. It happens that most open formats are or end up being maintained by a standard body out of convenience[1] and because people often publish them in the open with the hope it will also be used by others but it doesn't have to be. You as developer of application foo can publish the spec of your .bar format on foo's website under an open license and do the fuck you want with it while not being limited by the potential slowness of a standard governing body.

[1] mostly to avoid multiple incompatible forked versions of the format being used with the same name and confusing others.

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